Many people have heard the term “hospice care” but are often unfamiliar with the benefits of hospice, or unsure of when to begin receiving care. Tri-Cities Chaplaincy is here to answer all your hospice questions. What is Hospice Care? Hospice is a Medicare-certified...
Dr. Ira Byock
Make the Most of Every Moment with an Early Referral
Hospice care helps those with an advanced illness make the most of every moment. Rather than lengthening life, it provides guidance, comfort, and support to help you live your best life with the time you have left. Coming to terms with the need for hospice care...
About Hospice
The word “hospice” dates back to medieval times, when a hospice was a place where weary travelers could find shelter and temporary respite from their journeys. The modern concept of hospice is a comprehensive model of care with services specially tailored to meet the...
The 2000s – Expand and Contract
Chaplaincy’s mission has been to serve others with exemplary spiritual, emotional and physical care. Throughout this year, we have walked through Chaplaincy’s 50-year journey of growth, and we end with the events from the year 2000 to present. Looking Back on Where We...
Fall Newsletter 2021
This fall, we continue to celebrate 50 years of service to our community by looking back at the 1990s and sharing the story of how the community came together to serve us. 3,000 volunteers spent 27 months and a combined 24,101 hours of volunteer labor to build the...
1990s – Community Spirit
In 1996, Chaplain Tim Ledbetter offered a prayer for a new hospice house and counseling center which...
A Message to Caregivers
It is important to realize that although disease and its symptoms happen to the patient, illness affects the entire family. Caring for a terminally ill loved one can be rewarding, but it is physically and...
What is Hospice?
Hospice is a Medicare benefit that offers services to patients who have a life limiting illness with a life expectancy of 6 months or less determined by your doctor. The focus of hospice care is on the quality...
A Team Approach to Care
Hospice uses a highly qualified, specially trained team of professionals and volunteers working together to meet the physiological, emotional, social and spiritual needs of persons facing the end of life and...
Summer Newsletter 2021
This summer we continue to celebrate 50 years of service to our community by looking back at the 1980’s and sharing the story of the birth of the Hospice and Clinical Pastoral Education programs at Chaplaincy. We spotlight Lowell Jacobson, who was part of the “That...
Newsletters
Chaplaincy Health Care Spring 2019 Newsletter
Our Spring Newsletter is here! Tim Ledbetter, Chaplain Supervisor, sheds light on a dreaded stage of life: frailty. Read Ledbetter’s article to better understand how to respond to frailty with skillful compassion and patient empathy. Plus, save the dates for our...
Chaplaincy Health Care Winter 2018 Newsletter
Our Winter Newsletter is here! Read the beautiful story Brandi Pevey shares about her family's experience with Cork's Place and special thank you to our Lighting the Path breakfast table hosts. With the holiday season and shopping for your loved ones, keep Chaplaincy...
Chaplaincy Health Care Summer Newsletter
Our Summer Newsletter is here! Read about the many ways we impacted lives together in our 2017 Annual Report. Learn about our new Grief Care offerings and upcoming events. Also included in this issue is a special piece recognizing 2 long-time Chaplaincy employees who...
Chaplaincy Health Care Spring Newsletter
Our Spring Newsletter is blooming with information! Read about our 2nd annual Heart of Healing fundraising event for Cork's Place and the announcement of our second thrift store location. That's right! Repeat Boutique will be opening the end of March in the Uptown...
Chaplaincy Health Care Fall Newsletter
Our Fall Newsletter is here! Take a look inside to learn about how Chaplaincy Hospice Care honors our veteran patients and their families. We take great pride in serving those, who have served us so courageously. From patriotic quilts and teddy bears made by hand, to...
Chaplaincy Health Care’s Winter Newsletter
Our winter newsletter lands in mailboxes this week (12/5). In this issue you'll read about how Chaplaincy Grief Care and Hospice Care supported Michelle Wilson and her family after the tragic death of her brother and during her father-in-law's end of life journey. Her...